May 31, 2023
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Château-Gris in Nuits-Saint-Georges, France - Organic Wine Estate Owned by Albert Bichot
ALBERT BICHOT
In 1831, when Albert Bichot family winery was established in Burgundy, they farmed all of their vineyards organically. In fact, the majority of vineyards in France were farmed naturally in the 1800’s, because it wasn’t until the 1940’s, after WWII, that synthetic herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers were adopted by agriculture endeavors around the world. But recently Albert Bichot has become one of the first large wine making businesses in Burgundy to become certified organic in their estate vineyards. The company has also adopted other sustainable practices such as reducing the weight of some of their wine bottles, and using recycled materials for the majority of their packaging materials, such as labels, glass and cardboard. In a Zoom interview with Matthieu Mangenot in France, currently Assistant Technical Director with Albert Bichot, he explained why the company has adopted these progressive sustainability initiatives. Mangenot has a unique background, because he was trained to be both an enologist and agronomist, and specializes in sustainable agriculture and winemaking. “The family is committed to taking care of the environment,” stated Mangenot. “And being organic is important to protect the environment, as well as the employees. We started to pursue organic certification in 2000, and it took us more than 10 years. The vineyards became certified in 2014, and the wine has been recognized in Europe as organic since 2020.” Given that Albert Bichot is one of the largest wine businesses in Burgundy, with six estates and a total of 270 acres of vineyards to farm, becoming 100% certified is a large achievement. To date five of the estates have received the official certification, with the sixth one scheduled for 2025.
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